Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-15
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
NE wS OF THETWO ESTATES FOLD
NPARAGRAPHS

The Schools of Lowndes Countrywide
Macon Post of the Tr2ve ers' Pro-
teetive Association A Big Success
Interesting Figures from the Mercan-
tile Circles of Macon.
GEORGIA.
A $4,000 hotel is among the possibili-
Ties of the near future at Dalton.
A company with capital of $4,000
has been organized to bulld lumber ana
planning mill at Dalton.
fish Kilgore, a negro woman, was tried
at this term of Madison court, and sem
fenced to the chaIn-gang for life for
arson.
The government harges in the river be-
low Albany have been idle since Christ.
mas, and will not resume work until
about May /.
At Dawson Tuesday the grocery and.
liquor establishment of I. Y. Martin was
closed under a mortgage held by j. II.
Mercer & Co.
Palmetto has not raised the quarantine
against Newman vet, as tshe wants TO try
to protect her citizens as long as there is
the least semblance of danger,
Two small negro children were burned
to death on Col. Lee Jordan's place, in
Dougherty county, Saturday. They had
been left alone in a cabin, and fire fol-
lowed.
In regard to the Enterprise mills, at
Augusta, it is reported that the question
of adding 10000 spindles and 800 looms
will come before the executive board this
month.
Last Wednesday revenue officers
arrested Robert 5. Barrett, Treasurer of
White county, and Judge CASTOR bound
him over in the sum of $500 to answer 20
the charge of Illicit disabling.
North Georgia is steadily filing up
with Western and Northern people. They
are thrifty. enterprIsing and enereetic
class, and will assist greatly in develop
ing this favored section of Georgia.
A citizen of Hall county says that he
voted for a certain candidate in the late
county election in order that in the event
he was elected be would be enabled to
quit stealing the said citizens wood and
rails.
The charter for the cotton factory at
Gainesville has been granted and ac-
cepted. The books are open for sub
scriptions and several business men aud
capitalists have already entered heartily
into the enterprise.
An Oglethorpe mercantile firm gets
orders from Germany. Last Monday
Messrs. Stokely and Rowland, of Craw-
ford, received an order from Hamburg,
Germany, for a lot of oak plank to be de-
livered at Rotterdam. The order was
from Carl Gartner.
The guano factory at Crawford is meet
ing with more success than was antici-
pated. Up to the first of last week it had
turned out nearly 100 tons, and the de-
mand was still up to its capacity. Prob
ably more than 200 tons will be made and
disposed of before the season ends.
Whitfield county shows a good mortu
AIRY report for 1856. The whole number
OF deaths in the county during the year
was only 30, white 40 and colored Is.
There were 1873 births for that year. A
county of $4,000 inha itants that has only
b5 deaths in period of IL months must
be an exceptionally healthysone.
1t is currently reported that a company,
with Senator Joe Brown at its head, has
purchased 1850 acres Of land situated on
Dicks ridge, about three miles northeast
of Tunnel hill, for the purpose of develop
ing the iron ore and manganese there
upon. The company paid $500 for the
property, and have refused $4,000 for 1t
since,
Eddie Jackson, the 14-year-old son Of
MIR. and Mrs. A. r. Jackson, of Albany =.
while out with his gun Saturday was
walking along with mis- gun behind him,
the muzZle pointing downward. The
gun was cooked, and, without intending
10 do so, Eddie touched the trigger and
the gun. was discharged. the load going
ointo his heel Just below the ankle.
At Macon Saturday night the raffi ing of
Diamond Joe, the pacing horse, took
place. There were 100 chances at 81
each, and the lucky winners We're Nj ssrs.
Wilder Bros. Diamond Joe has pao q
his mile in 2:4O, and is regarded as one Of
+ Inc finest gated animals In that CITY. lie
was one Of the racers entered in several
contests at the State Fair last fall.
There were organized in Lowndes coun.
~ thirty-three whtte schools during the
year and twenty colored schools. There
were ia attendance during the year 2,427
white children and l, 422 colored children.
The average attendance for the whole
year was ,77S. The average monthly cost
OF tuition per pupil was 81 A 10. o.
this amount the State paid 64c. per
scholar.
Old Taliaferro county can beat the
world on bits OF history, and IA glance al
some of the old records in the court mouse
last week shows a wonderful justice court
proceeding. In The year 1871 there was
Justice court held in the 60lst district, G.
NJ, Judge Z. Il. Adams pres ding in
which there were 900 cases made out by
ope party against another single party.
it'll said that there were $l3, 900 involved
in these cases.
Since the founding OF Post of the
Travellers Protective Association at Ma
con some weeks ago, il Is hlurlsLing like
green bay tree. There are more IMAM a
hundred knights OF the grip employed
in Macon, and they all seem to take
great interest in the welfare OF the ass0-
citation. They meet Saturday nights at
the Hotel Lanler, where Mr.. Crawford
has kindly placed at their disposal his
elegant aud spacious parlors, and their
meetings are very harmonious.
The largest SUIT for damages that was
ever brought in Hancock county was filed
on Marcn 8 by a. z. Morrison, who was
tried some time ago for breaking open
and robbing the safe OF Mr.. ID. l.. Tune.
He was promptly acquitted OF the charge
OF burglary. and now seeks to hold the
Southern Express Company responsible
for his arrest and trial. The amount
sued for is $4,000. He claims that
the detective who arrested him was en-
ployed by the express company.
John Swinson, young MAY Of about
Is summers, who lives about three and a
half miles above Dublin, came very near
losing his life on the night OF March ., by
taking through mistake a quantity OF
strycnnine for dose of calomel. A
>physician was sent for in great haste,
but before he could get there Swinson
phad takau soma salt in watar which